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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 67, NWS Marquette, MI

September 3, 2017Gogebic County, Ontonagon County, Michigan

NWS Marquette, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 3, 2017, 10:41 PM CDT for Gogebic County, Ontonagon County, Michigan. It was in force for 49 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 3, 2017, 10:41 PM CDT (03:41 UTC)
Expired
Sep 3, 2017, 11:30 PM CDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Marquette, MI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Gogebic County, MI, Ontonagon County, MI

The radar

The Marquette radar (KMQT), 153 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 265 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 00:00Z on 2017-09-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 00:00Z on 2017-09-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 217 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1782 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
217 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
258 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.5

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Marquette, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Sep 3, 5:33 PM CDT, 5 hours 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 3, 5:33 PM CDT, 5 hours 8 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 3, 3:17 PM CDT, 7 hours 24 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Marquette MI
417 PM EDT Sun Sep 3 2017

MIZ001>007-009>014-084-085-041200-
Keweenaw-Ontonagon-Northern Houghton-Baraga-Marquette-Alger-Luce-
Gogebic-Iron-Dickinson-Menominee-Delta-Southern Schoolcraft-
Southern Houghton-Northern Schoolcraft-
417 PM EDT Sun Sep 3 2017 /317 PM CDT Sun Sep 3 2017/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western Upper
Michigan and central Upper Michigan.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are expected tonight. The
strongest storms may produce small hail.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

On Monday, there is a moderate to high swim risk for the Lake
Superior beaches of Alger County and the Lake Michigan beaches of
Schoolcraft County.

Thunderstorms are possible over western Upper Michigan late Monday
afternoon and across west and central Upper Michigan Monday
evening.

Some frost is possible over interior western Upper Michigan
Wednesday night. Widespread frost is possible over the interior
of west and central Upper Michigan Thursday night.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report any observed hail tonight. The
public may also send reports to the National Weather Service in
Marquette via phone, on our web site, or through Facebook or
Twitter.

LSZ162-240>251-263>267-041200-
Lake Superior west of a line from Saxon Harbor WI to Grand
Portage MN beyond 5NM-Saxon Harbor WI to Black River MI-
Black River to Ontonagon MI-
Ontonagon to Upper Entrance of Portage Canal MI-
Upper Entrance of Portage Canal to Eagle River MI-
Eagle River to Manitou Island MI-
Manitou Island to Point Isabelle MI-
Point Isabelle to Lower Entrance of Portage Canal MI-
Lower Entrance of Portage Canal To Huron Islands MI Including
Keweenaw and Huron Bays-Huron Islands to Marquette MI-
Marquette to Munising MI-Munising to Grand Marais MI-
Grand Marais to Whitefish Point MI-
Lake Superior from Saxon Harbor WI to Upper Entrance to Portage
Canal MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian border including Isle
Royale National Park-
Lake Superior from Upper Entrance to Portage Canal to Manitou
Island MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian Border-
Lake Superior West of Line from Manitou Island to Marquette MI
Beyond 5NM from shore-
Lake Superior East of a line from Manitou Island to Marquette MI
and West of a line from Grand Marais MI to the US/Canadian Border
Beyond 5NM from shore-
Lake Superior from Grand Marais MI to Whitefish Point MI 5NM off
shore to the US/Canadian border-
417 PM EDT Sun Sep 3 2017 /317 PM CDT Sun Sep 3 2017/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Eastern Lake
Superior...Central Lake Superior and Western Lake Superior.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Thunderstorms are possible tonight. The strongest storms may
produce small hail and gusty winds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

Thunderstorms are possible Monday afternoon and evening.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

The need for weather spotter reports is not anticipated at this
time.

LMZ221-248-250-041200-
Green Bay North of line from Cedar River MI to Rock Island
Passage-Seul Choix Point to Point Detour MI-
5NM East of a line from Fairport MI to Rock Island Passage-
417 PM EDT Sun Sep 3 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Northern Lake
Michigan.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Thunderstorms are possible tonight. The strongest storms may
produce small hail and gusty winds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

Thunderstorms are possible Monday evening.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

The need for weather spotter reports is not anticipated at this
time.

Rolfson

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 3, 10:36 PM CDT, 5 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Marquette MI
1136 PM EDT SUN SEP 3 2017

MIZ002-009-040415-
Ontonagon MI-Gogebic MI-
1136 PM EDT SUN SEP 3 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN GOGEBIC AND WEST
CENTRAL ONTONAGON COUNTIES UNTIL 1215 AM EDT/1115 PM CDT/...

At 1136 PM EDT/1036 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm 20 miles northeast of Saxon, or 21 miles north of
Ironwood, moving southeast at 55 mph.

Dime size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Bessemer, Wakefield, Marenisco, Thomaston, Clark Lake, Ironwood
Airport, Copper Peak, Black River Harbor and Merriweather.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until
this storm passes.

&&

LAT...LON 4683 8995 4671 8951 4632 8973 4664 9037
TIME...MOT...LOC 0336Z 305DEG 49KT 4676 9022

Kluber

The office that day

Everything else NWS Marquette, MI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 3, 10:07 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMQT53 min
Sep 3, 10:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMQTGogebic39 min
Sep 4, 3:12 AM CDTBeach Hazards StatementMQTAlger16 hr
Sep 4, 7:39 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMQT11 hr
Sep 4, 3:32 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMQT52 hr
Sep 4, 4:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMQTOntonagon44 min
Sep 4, 5:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMQTOntonagon37 min
Sep 4, 6:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMQTIron39 min
Sep 4, 6:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMQTIron37 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.